Tores Tuesday. A leftover from the battle of Verdun.
This French Modele 1915 Adrian helmet in relic condition is from the Verdun area, a poignant reminder of the horrors of war.The battle of Verdun was horrible. Even today the…
This French Modele 1915 Adrian helmet in relic condition is from the Verdun area, a poignant reminder of the horrors of war.The battle of Verdun was horrible. Even today the…
I know, it is not the best title for an article about small Bavarian Medal Bars, but it is how I consider the following “Ordensspange”.In the last few years, I…
The 73rd Fusiliers famously wore the GIBRALTAR cuff title, but could they really trace their origins to the Great Siege of 1779-83? 73rd Fusilier Regiment "Prince Albrecht of Prussia" (Hanoverian) The…
RISE IN RANKSBorn in Quanditten, East Prussia on October 2, 1854, Julius Guido von Usedom came from a Pomeranian noble family… the son of Lieutenant Kuno von Usedom (1804–1855). The…
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide SaturdayKurt Zehmisch extracts of his diary part two 1915Kurt wrote a very detailed diary with locations most times very detailed, he didn’t see the opponent…
A Saxon from 18. Kgl. Sächs. Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 192 poses with either his wife or his mother for one last shot before leaving to the front. 1915/16.Quoting Andrew Lucas: "This…
Chris' Curious RegimentsA cavalry regiment was requested by Philippe Martin, so please welcome, 'The Dancing Hussars'!11th Hussar Regiment (2nd Westphalian) The 2. Westfälisches Husaren-Regiment Nr.11 was originally formed on 2 December…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 91 Otto Parschau AIR WARRIOR Otto Parschau was born on November 11, 1890 in Klausen (now Klutznick, Poland), located in the Allenstein district of East Prussia. He…
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday :Kurt Zehmisch extracts from a diary by a German lieutenantHis diary was discovered in 1998 in an attic near Leipzig by his son Rudolf…
An Imperial German Pfalz E.I fighter about to land somewhere on the Western Front, April 1916.When one thinks of Great War aviation one tends to think of biplanes and triplanes…